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Does marijuana have any known positive effects on anxiety? habitual user for 5 years , always helped until recently , now i get flutters and paranoia.

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Actually...: Marijuana is known to cause anxiety when ingested. Mostly depends on THC levels. Best if you tried to quit.

Answered 7/6/2014

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